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Fast food intake among children and adolescents in the United States, 2015–2018
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August 2020
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Source: NCHS data brief ; no. 375
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Series: Data Briefs
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Description:Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• During 2015–2018, over one-third (36.3%) of children and adolescents consumed fast food on a given day.
• During 2015–2018, children and adolescents consumed on average 13.8% of their daily calories from fast food on a given day. Adolescents aged 12–19 consumed a higher percentage of calories from fast food than children aged 2–11 years.
• Non-Hispanic white adolescents aged 12–19 consumed a lower percentage of calories from fast food on a given day than both non-Hispanic black and Hispanic adolescents.
• The percentage of calories from fast food in children and adolescents decreased from 14.1% in 2003–2004 to 10.6% in 2009–2010, and then increased to 14.4% in 2017–2018
Fast food has been associated with higher caloric intake and poorer diet quality in children and adolescents (1). In 2011–2012, children and adolescents aged 2–19 years consumed on average 12.4% of their daily calories from fast food on a given day (2). This report presents 2015–2018 estimates of the percentage of calories consumed from fast food on a given day among U.S. children and adolescents by demographic characteristics and trends since 2003.
Fryar CD, Carroll MD, Ahluwalia N, Ogden CL. Fast food intake among children and adolescents in the United States, 2015–2018. NCHS Data Brief, no 375. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2020.
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Content Notes:What percentage of children and adolescents consumed fast food on a given day? -- Did the percentage of calories consumed from fast food on a given day differ by sex or age? -- Did the percentage of calories consumed from fast food on a given day differ by race and Hispanic origin? -- Has the percentage of calories consumed from fast food on a given day among children and adolescents changed between 2003 and 2018? -- Summary -- Definitions -- Data source and methods -- About the authors -- References -- Suggested citation
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